14-letter words containing d, e, c, s
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrochlorides — Plural form of hydrochloride.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- idealistically — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- ill-considered — lacking thorough consideration; ill-suited; unwise.
- incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- incredibleness — so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.
- indecisiveness — characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
- indelicateness — The quality of being indelicate; indelicacy.
- independencies — Plural form of independency.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- indian sanicle — a North American boneset, Eupatorium rugosum, that has heads of white flowers and causes trembles and milk sickness.
- indifferences' — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- indirect costs — a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.
- indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- indiscreetness — Indiscretion.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- indistinctness — not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
- insecticidally — in an insecticidal manner
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
- knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.